Nancy Buirski | The Legend of Midnight Cowboy
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LET'S TALK FILM! EPISODE #2
Nancy Buirski, founder of Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, talks about her latest film, DESPERATE SOULS, DARK CITY, AND THE LEGEND OF MIDNIGHT COWBOY. We also get into her work as Director/Producer/Writer OF THE LOVING STORY (2011), the definitive account of Loving v. Virginia, the landmark 1967 Supreme Court decision that legalized interracial marriage, and Producer of the narrative film LOVING (2015) inspired by THE LOVING STORY.
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Topics discussed:
- Importance of film festivals
- The inspiration behind the film
- Choice of cinematography in the documentary
- X Rating of Midnight Cowboy
- Filmmaker statements
- Director, producer, writer
- How an idea becomes a documentary
- THE LOVING STORY
- Documentary film distribution
- Where to watch Buirski’s films
- Narratives vs documentaries
- The importance of independent voices
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